Christine HaightFarley

Professor of Law

Christine Haight Farley is a Professor of Law at American University Washington College of Law. She teaches courses on Intellectual Property Law, Trademark Law, International and Comparative Trademark Law, International Intellectual Property Law, Design Protection Law and Art Law. Professor Farley served as Associate Dean for Faculty and Academic Affairs from 2007 to 2011 and as Co-Director of the Program on Information Justice and Intellectual Property from 2005 to 2009. She is the author of numerous articles on intellectual property law and a forthcoming casebook on international trademark law. Professor Farley has taught IP courses in Puerto Rico, Paris, India and Italy. She has given lectures on intellectual property law in numerous countries in Africa, Asia, Latin America, Europe and the Middle East. Professor Farley frequently appears in the media as an IP expert and is regularly invited to speak at ABA, AIPLA and INTA conferences. She currently serves on an INTA Presidential Task Force on Brands and Innovation, and has recently been selected as a Fulbright Specialist for intellectual property law. Before teaching, Professor Farley was an associate specializing in intellectual property litigation with Rabinowitz, Boudin, Standard, Krinsky & Lieberman in New York. She holds a BA (Binghamton University), JD (University of Buffalo), LL.M (Columbia University), and a JSD (Columbia University).

Christine Haight Farley, Paper Presentation, The Protection of Geographical Indications in the Pan-American Convention on Trademarks (International Intellectual Property Law Scholars Roundtable, DePaul University College of Law, Chi., Ill., May 2014).

Christine Haight Farley, Presentation, What is Art in the Age of Digital Convergence? (Art Law Section, AALS Annual Meeting, New Orleans, La., Jan. 2013).

Christine Haight Farley, Presentation, Legal Rights Objections in New gTLDs (International Aspects of IP Law Arizona State University, American Society of International Law and the International Law Association [American Branch], Phoenix, Ariz., Dec. 2012).

Christine Haight Farley, Presentation, The Forgotten Trademark Treaty: The Pan-American Convention on Trademarks (International Aspects of IP Law Arizona State University, American Society of International Law and the International Law Association [American Branch], Phoenix, Ariz., Dec. 2012).

Christine Haight Farley, Presentation, Territorial Exclusivity in US Copyright and Trademark Law (Intellectual Property and International Trade in Goods: North American and European Perspectives, McGill University and AIJA, Montreal, Can., Nov. 2012).

Christine Haight Farley, Presentation, Trademarks, Domain Names and Speech: The Convergence of Law and Technology (Information Convergence: At the Boundaries of Access, John Marshall Law School, Chi., Ill., Nov. 2007).

Christine Haight Farley, Presentation, Frank Schechter Was a Man Ahead of His Time, but Now He Is Dead (Trademark Dilution: Theoretical and Empirical Inquiries, Santa Clara Law School, Santa Clara, Cal., Oct. 2007).

Christine Haight Farley, Presentation, Harmonization of Intellectual Property Laws After NAFTA (A North American Legal System: Is it Possible? Desirable?, American University Washington College of Law, Wash., D.C., Feb. 16, 2007).

Christine Haight Farley, Presentation, The Feminine Mystique of the Brand in Trademark Law Today (The Seventh Annual Women and the Law Conference, Thomas Jefferson School of Law, San Diego, Cal., Feb, 9, 2007).

Christine Haight Farley, Presentation, Can I Use It?: Fair use of Copyrighted Works (District of Columbia Bar Association, Wash., D.C., Apr. 2006).

Christine Haight Farley, Speech, What is The World Intellectual Property Office Doing to Change Trademark Law and Why Is It Doing It? (Consumers International 2003 International Congress, Lisbon, Port., Oct. 2003).

Christine Haight Farley, Speech, The Supreme Court's Decision in Dastar: Drawing a Line Between Copyright and Trademarks (Annual Meeting of the American Intellecutal Property Law Association, Oct. 2003).

Christine Haight Farley, Speech, The Public Costs of the Madrid Protocol, (11th Annual Conference on International Intellectual Property Law & Policy, Fordham University School of Law, N.Y.C., N.Y., Apr. 2003).

Christine Haight Farley, Speech, Intellectual Property and the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (Organization of American States, Indian Rights Working Group, Dec. 2002).

Christine Haight Farley, Speech, The Appellate Body of the WTO on Trademarks (10th Annual Conference on International Intellectual Proptery Law & Policy, Fordham University School of Law, N.Y.C., N.Y., Apr. 2002).

Christine Haight Farley, Speech, Where Does the Public Belong in Public Art? (Art Law Section, AALS Annual Meeting, Jan. 2002).